Sad news. Tony Hendra, the veteran actor and comedian well known for his role in the iconic comedy movie This Is Spinal Tap as the band's manager, has passed away. According to his wife, Carla Hendra, Tony died on Thursday in Yonkers, New York, due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, Hendra was first diagnosed in 2019. He was 79 years old.
Born in Hertfordshire, England in 1941, Hendra moved to America in 1964. He was given free passage to sail into the New York Harbor on the SS United States in exchange for performing stand-up comedy. After making a name for himself in the local comedy scene, Hendra began to appear on television shows like The Merv Griffin Show and The Ed Sullivan Show to perform. He also served as a writer for National Lampoon magazine, co-creating the group's first album Radio Dinner and co-writing the stage show Lemmings.
Born in Hertfordshire, England in 1941, Hendra moved to America in 1964. He was given free passage to sail into the New York Harbor on the SS United States in exchange for performing stand-up comedy. After making a name for himself in the local comedy scene, Hendra began to appear on television shows like The Merv Griffin Show and The Ed Sullivan Show to perform. He also served as a writer for National Lampoon magazine, co-creating the group's first album Radio Dinner and co-writing the stage show Lemmings.
- 3/5/2021
- by Jeremy Dick
- MovieWeb
With Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter headed to theaters this summer, Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov may have found their next project - Calvin Coolidge Mumy Slayer. The short film was written and edited by Ian MacIntyre and shot and directed by Jon Blair. It stars MacIntyre, Dan Hershfield, Jocelyn Geddie, Blair, and Andy Auld.
Description:
Decades after president Abraham Lincoln hunted vampires, president Calvin Coolidge fought his own battles against the evil Mummy hordes!
Be the first to watch the (conspicuously low-budget) trailer for next summer's presidential monster-fighting sequel to Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter!
Check out the short below, it is so bad it may actually be good.
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Source: YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmnM5-86K8&feature=player_embedded)...
Description:
Decades after president Abraham Lincoln hunted vampires, president Calvin Coolidge fought his own battles against the evil Mummy hordes!
Be the first to watch the (conspicuously low-budget) trailer for next summer's presidential monster-fighting sequel to Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter!
Check out the short below, it is so bad it may actually be good.
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Source: YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmnM5-86K8&feature=player_embedded)...
- 6/17/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Tuesday (April 24) the nominations for its 2012 television awards. British miniseries "Appropriate Adult," which chronicles the real-life serial killer Fred West, leads the way with four nominations.
Other notable nominations include Dame Maggie Smith up for Supporting Actress for her work on "Downton Abbey" - it's the only nomination "Downton" received, after earning two nominations the previous year. "Modern Family" also earned a nomination in the International category.
The full list of nominations:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)
John Simm - Exile (BBC One)
Joseph Gilgun - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall - Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai - The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
Vicky McClure - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott - Sherlock...
Other notable nominations include Dame Maggie Smith up for Supporting Actress for her work on "Downton Abbey" - it's the only nomination "Downton" received, after earning two nominations the previous year. "Modern Family" also earned a nomination in the International category.
The full list of nominations:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)
John Simm - Exile (BBC One)
Joseph Gilgun - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall - Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai - The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
Vicky McClure - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott - Sherlock...
- 4/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
According to Al Jazeera, slavery persists in The United States of America and there are more slaves worldwide than ever before, according to a shocking new documentary series premiering on Al Jazeera English on 10 October 2011. Oscar and Emmy winning executive producer Jon Blair says, "Slavery: A 21st Century Evil has been a year in the making and represents one of Al Jazeera's most important global investigations. Shot on three continents, this is the most in-depth study undertaken by any broadcaster of how and why modern day slavery persists.. "Slavery: A 21st Century Evil" suggests there are up to 50 000 slaves in America . with 17 000 new slaves arriving every year. The series...
- 9/15/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
New Delhi, May 2: Al Quaida leader Osama bin Laden, world's biggest terrorist who was killed Monday by the Us Army, spawned quite a few documentaries and some movies that tracked the 9/11 mastermind who remained a mystery till his death.
Here is the list of some of the documentaries and movies inspired by Ladin:
"Bin Laden: The Early Years": Director Jon Blair made the TV documentary.
Here is the list of some of the documentaries and movies inspired by Ladin:
"Bin Laden: The Early Years": Director Jon Blair made the TV documentary.
- 5/2/2011
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences kicks off Part 2 of its 27th annual "Contemporary Documentaries" screening series with James Longley's "Sari's Mother" and Michael Moore's "Sicko" at 7 p.m. March 25 at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
A showcase for both feature-length and short documentaries drawn from among films considered for the 2007 Academy Awards, the program, for which admission is free, runs through June.
The schedule includes:
March 25: Longley's "Sari's Mother" and Moore's "Sicko"
April 1: Jon Blair's "Ochberg's Orphans" and Richard Berge, Nicole Newnham and Bonni Cohen's "The Rape of Europa"
April 15: Theordore Braun's "Darfur Now" and Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern's "The Devil Came on Horseback"
April 29: Neil Leifer's "Portraits of a Lady" and Peter Raymon'ts "A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman"
May 13: Richard E. Robbins' "Operation Homecoming: Writing the...
A showcase for both feature-length and short documentaries drawn from among films considered for the 2007 Academy Awards, the program, for which admission is free, runs through June.
The schedule includes:
March 25: Longley's "Sari's Mother" and Moore's "Sicko"
April 1: Jon Blair's "Ochberg's Orphans" and Richard Berge, Nicole Newnham and Bonni Cohen's "The Rape of Europa"
April 15: Theordore Braun's "Darfur Now" and Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern's "The Devil Came on Horseback"
April 29: Neil Leifer's "Portraits of a Lady" and Peter Raymon'ts "A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman"
May 13: Richard E. Robbins' "Operation Homecoming: Writing the...
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